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Speaking-related phenomena
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100

I still don't understand.

I am still lost.

100

Which skill does the interviewer find the most difficult?

listening skill

100

How do we call the process of sending and/or receiving a message?

communication
100

A listener who participates

Active listener

200

I understand what you're saying!

I get you!

200

Which conversations are considered with high stakes by Gabriella?

At a government office or a bank asking how to get your ID or open a bank account.

200

Communicating through facial expressions, body posture, gestures, eye movement, touch and the use of space is called

body language

200

A listener who does not participate

passive listener

300

I won't be upset.

I can take it.

300

What has been observed at the language exams?

In exams most people do pretty well in speaking compared with listening

300

Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech 

stage fright

300

The process of understanding what was meant

listening

400

I still don't understand.

My brain shuts down.

400

According to Gabriella, in real life, what does the first listening strategy consist on? 

Pretending to understand and getting out of the conversation as fast as you can.

400

Seeking the relationship among ideas, judging the credibility of statements and assessing the soundness of evidence

Critical thinking

400

An automatic response of your central nervous system to the sounds

hearing

500

I was really nervous or afraid.

I came out in a cold sweat.

500

What does the second listening strategy consist on? 

On summarising through questions what was said. 

500

When you want to change or influence the attitudes of your listeners, you try to .......... them.

persuade

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Material designed to distort the truth or deceive the audience

propaganda

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